What is Night Blindness Symptoms, causes and Treatments?

Night blindness, also known as nyctalopia, is the inability to see well at night, or in poor lit areas.

It is usually a symptom of an existing underlying problem, associated with the retina, or the eye's lens.

and presents itself when the cells in your retina, that allows a person to see in dim light, are affected, due to an underlying cause. Some of these underlying causes could include:

Nearsightedness,
Glaucoma,
Cataracts,
Diabetes,
Retinitis pigmentosa,
Vitamin A deficiency,
and Keratoconus, to name a few.

In order to appropriately diagnose the issue, an eye doctor may require to run comprehensive tests, and a specific treatment plan may be suggested depending on the result.

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